Figure and Work

Figure

Figure verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.

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Work and figure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a verb "Figure".

Nearby Words: figured, figuring, figurine, figuration, fig

Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Figure and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Figure" instead a verb "Work".

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

old	old figure	old work
good	good figure	good work
nice	nice figure	nice work
better	better figure	better work
Other adjectives: similar, original, single, popular, actual, real, little, main, important, famous, new, major, well-known, older.

Cut off from her intelligence connections and financial resources, she teams up with Trixie and Rainbow Dash to find a new line of work and figure out how she got into this mess.

Source: Fanfic Recs / My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic Crossover
A soldier from another country comes to help them figure out how to use it, and while they work together, he ends up falling in love with one of the pair.

Source: Just For Fun / Surprisingly Similar Characters
Of course, that would only work if he captured the true Bond figure, instead of the designated love interest — at which time, the plot becomes one of the variations.

Source: Literature / The Laundry Series

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